Golden girls tribute party? You don't say...

Really I just wanted to post about the Golden Girls Party. Is that enough for a Friday? Nay. So that got me thinking...

I used to date that bearded hipster. If that's not worthy of a blog posting, nothing is.

That salacious slut from south of the border is back at it... and she is spicier than ever. A parody of Lionel Richie's "Hello"... yeah she did. I loves me that Deven Green.

.... but before I give you the goods, DOUCHEBAG CONCERT ALERT!

Sure it's going to be at the Convention Centre... but picture the kind of crowd Armin van Buuren will draw. Ewwwwwww. Sounds like a B&T rave to me.

Now back to the goodness:

You might remember Deven Green from her turn as Brenda Dickson, which resulted in some legal shenanigans though it still exists on YouTube if you look hard enough.

Hello?

The Joan-Es and Raye Sunshines of the drag world may be onto something after all. If you've ever thought about changing your name to get ahead in your career, maybe you should just go ahead and do it.

Here's a list of arguably successful musicians who changed their name for the sake of their career.

Turns out this guy wasn't just hiding his sexuality... heyo!

And for the record, I've been considering $ean Holla for about 8 seconds and it's feeling like a good fit. Yeah? YEAH?

The gossip blogs are buzzing and thanks to Steve for putting me on to this one. Cinco de Mayo is going to be a big day for a blockbuster action movie star... but who? And why Cinco de Mayo? A Latin American heartthrob? Or just camoflauge?

Well... there are only so many action heros around. And there is only one that gets my hubba-hubba going like no one's business...

And who could forget this Hoff classic:

Comment and let me know who you think it may be.

And here's a great reader comment on last week's posting about the World/Club 816.

I was invited to several events at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival this year, and although lone-wolfing it to winery-hosted dinners was an "interesting" experience for me, my turn at the Vancouver Convention Centre tasting room on Saturday night was nothing short of amazing. Here's a shot from my BlackBerry:

This big room was home to all 183 participating wineries, who poured 723 different wines through the course of the festival. The focus this year was on Argentine and New Zealand wines, with a particular emphasis on rosé.

There were bubbles and whites and reds.... The room generally felt woozy, even when I arrived sober. 

Sam Neill (Jurassic Park... yeah he did) was in town for his New Zealand winery, Two Paddock's Vineyards. Their 2007 pinot noir is the best pinot I've ever had. Actors... what can't they do?

My favourite by far was an Argentine white: Etchart's Cafayate Reserve Torrontes. I would drink this all summer if I could. Both of their Torrontes were amazing - dried fruit notes, very clean.

Special thanks to Heft PR's Kate MacDougall and my companion for the evening, Steve Adams (see photo below), for a great first tasting experience.

More coverage on this will be coming out in my print column next week. 

Happy Monday!